One of the Best Beers in America: Jolly Pumpkin Bam Bière

From Ron Jeffries'sJolly Pumpkin brewery, dedicated to wood-aged artisanal beers, Bam Bière is sociably light and toasty, no heavier than the Miller you've been tolerating for years, but brewed by a bona fide artist. (4.5% ABV) [www.jollypumpkin.com]